Active and Adventure Travel Guide

Karen Berger has earned her reputation as a hiking expert with footsteps—literally millions of them. Seventeen thousand miles. Six continents. And hundreds of stories. She has hiked America's "Triple Crown" of hiking trails: the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide trails, and has walked across England, Scotland, France, Holland, Beligum, and the Netherlands. MORE »

Deke Castleman is the author of eight editions of Compass Las Vegas, six editions of Nevada Handbook, one edition of Compass Nevada, and one edition of Utah and Nevada Camping. He lives in Reno and has been traveling around and writing about Nevada for more than 20 years. MORE »

Kautz is a Mainer, writer, and photographer who spends his winters in Montana and his summers in Maine. Mike grew up along the Maine-New Hampshire border and learned to hike, bike, climb, ski, hunt, and paddle in the foothills of the White Mountains. He is currently at work on a book of non-fiction about his home state. MORE »

Karen Kefauver is a freelance journalist based in Santa Cruz, California. Since 1996, she has specialized in writing articles about adventure travel and endurance sports with an emphasis on road biking and mountain biking tours. A former triathlete and competitive cyclist, Karen is always ready to hike, bike, kayak, skydive or riverboard in an exciting destination. MORE »

Though he cut his adventure teeth in the Wisconsin and Minnesota northwoods, Brian Kevin lives, writes, and plays in Missoula, Montana. When he's nesting, Brian skips the adventure thing altogether and writes about books and music for magazines such as Paste, Plenty, and High Country News. MORE »

Rockies native Kim Lipker is a writer, mom, and an outdoor enthusiast based in the beautiful town of Fort Collins, Colorado. The Rocky Mountains are her home, but her heart also belongs to Hawaii, where she has traveled extensively. Her children are sixth-generation natives of Colorado, and they've traveled right along with mom. MORE »

Steve Metzger is the author of the first six editions of Moon Handbooks New Mexico (Avalon Travel Publishing) and the first five editions of Moon Handbooks Colorado (Avalon Travel Publishing), as well as Day Trips Sacramento (Globe-Pequot Press). He has published more than 200 magazine and newspaper articles in a wide range of national and international newspapers and magazines. MORE »

Johnny Molloy is a writer and adventurer based in Johnson City, Tennessee. It all started on a backpacking foray into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. That first trip, though a disaster, unleashed an innate love of the outdoors that has led to his spending more than 100 nights in the wild per year over the past 25 years while backpacking and canoe-camping through the United States. MORE »

Jeremy Pataky lives, writes, and works as a hiking and climbing guide in Alaska. He earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana. MORE »

Adam has been published in Climbing Magazine and Boulderdash Magazine, and has authored three guidebooklets on rock climbing at Coopers Rock, West Virginia, where he has been climbing for 25 years. MORE »

A native of Houston, Texas, Laurie has been writing for more than 25 years on everything from computers to the outdoors. She now freelances for several Houston-area magazines and recently completed the book 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Houston. MORE »

With two young children now in tow, Alistair Wearmouth's travel perspective has shifted seismically from digging out the best backpacker hostel in Kathmandu to coping strategies for toddlers on a transatlantic flight. A writer and editor based in Washington, D.C., his world travels have taken him through Europe, India, Nepal, Japan, Southeast Asia, the Canadian Rockies, and beyond. MORE »

Back in college, Bill Weir always figured he'd settle down in a career and live happily ever after. Then he discovered traveling. He dreamed of exploring the world, saved up some money, and quit his job. It was the best decision he ever made. MORE »